Stewardship Council July 2015 Minutes
SACRED HEART STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL
Thursday, July 9 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
Parish Office
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Mary Klinge and Fr. Warren led the group in an opening prayer.
Present: Father Warren Stecklein, Sr Rebecca Otter, Brenda Langdon, Donnie Kazmaier and Mary Klinge.
Not Present: Mary Mitchell, Elaine Coulson and Sheryl Giessel.
Approval of May Minutes:
The minutes, which had previously been distributed , were approved as printed.
New Business:
Review of Ministry List:
The following items were recommended to be added to the Ministry list on the Time and Talent Forms for 2015:
Sanctuary cleaning
Prayer Line
Cantor
Choir
Children’s Choir – Saturday/Sunday preference
Heart to Heart Ministry
Women Ushers
Liturgy Commission
Change “Decorating Church” to Liturgical Environment
The Heart to Heart Ministry needs to be defined in the Ministry Booklet and added to the Time and Talent form.
Donnie Kazmaier will ask Kathy Kazmaier to write a brief description since she chairs that committee. This will be reviewed at the August meeting.
In addition, the Heart to Heart Committee has made recommendations to involve the youth in various activities and these include activities such as lawn mowing, snow shoveling, babysitting, adopting a grandparent, (or grandchild) light housekeeping, helping with “tech” questions, spring/fall cleanup, pet sitting and taking treats. They recommended that these items be added to the Time and Talent form for the youth.
The recommendation was made that we ask Brenda Johnson if members of the Council could visit with the PSR youth (5th grade thru high school) about becoming involved in Heart to Heat activities. It was also suggested that the Heart to Hearrt Committee be invited to visit with the youth as well. Mary Klinge will speak with Brenda regarding this.
New Brochures from Diocese:
Mary Klinge presented various brochures that are on the Diocesan website. The group particularly liked the one titled “Seven Habits of Highly Faithful Christian Stewards. It was felt that perhaps this could be used at a bookmark on stewardship. A suggestion was also made that this be distributed with the bulletin. Donnie volunteered to fold them if we go ahead and use this brochure.
Stewardship Conference:
Mary encouraged the members to attend the Stewardship Conference in Dodge City on
August 22 from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Those going will carpool if possible.
2015 Stewardship Timeline:
Fr. Warren distributed the 2015 Stewardship Timeline calendar and the Joyfully Receiving and Sharing booklet. Mary asked the members to be thinking about recommendations for who should be invited to give stewardship witness talks and this will be discussed in August.
Meeting of Commissions/Councils/Committees:
The meeting with the various Commissions, Councils and Committees is scheduled for
August 19 at the Columbus Club and a light supper will be served. The Stewardship Council will take the lead on this meeting. The various chairs or designees will be asked to speak about what their particular group has done this year and what goals they hope to work on during this next year. Mary Klinge will work on an invitation and get it out for the Stewardship Council to review and she will get them in the mail as soon as the invitations are approved. She will also visit with Norman Dreiling from the Knights of Columbus regarding the meal.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting will take place on August 13.
Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned with everyone reciting the “Glory Be.”
Mary Klinge
Acting Secretary
